Eleven exceptional businesses, community projects and individuals from across rural Scotland were honoured at the Helping It Happen Awards 2025, held in Edinburgh on Wednesday, 1st October 2025.
Organised by Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) and generously sponsored by NatureScot, the glittering ceremony recognised outstanding contributions to the rural economy, inspiring education, pioneering conservation and vital environmental stewardship.
As part of the celebrations, Crawick Multiverse was awarded the Tourism & Visitor Management Award.
Trustees, Caroline McMillan and Iain Carlyle (pictured below), attended the event and were delighted to collect the award on behalf of the team.
Photo credit: Scottish Land & Estates
Sarah-Jane Laing, Chief Executive of Scottish Land & Estates, said: “The Helping It Happen Awards are a true celebration of the people who keep Scotland’s countryside alive and thriving. The ceremony has honoured farmers who are reinventing tradition, businesses turning bold ideas into rural jobs, and communities protecting wildlife and tackling climate change head-on. Farming and food production remain the heartbeat of our nation, and it’s exhilarating to see such imagination, grit and resilience recognised on this stage. Our winners prove that rural Scotland isn’t just keeping pace with change – it’s leading the way.”
Claudia Rowse, Deputy Director of the Green Economy at awards headline sponsor NatureScot, added: “It is so uplifting to see such a wealth of talent and innovation at work in the country’s rural communities, and across the whole of society, as people join together to balance the sensitive management of our natural world in order to protect and value biodiversity. This year’s nominees show how working with nature can help contribute to business resilience and they embody real hope for the future.”
Find out more about the Helping It Happen Awards 2025 below
Photo: Andromeda and The Milky Way at Crawick Multiverse (Credit: Mike Bolam)
